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Recognised as Colour

#79798B

  • #79798B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#79798B is a grey with RGB values 121, 121, 139 and HSL 240°, 7%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#79798B#79798B
HEX#79798B
RGBrgb(121, 121, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4745, 0.5451
RGB percentages47.5%, 47.5%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(240, 7.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 12.9%, 54.5%)
CMYK12.9%, 12.9%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,960,971
CSS custom property--colour: #79798B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#868674

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#757B8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#747A8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#757C7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.2Light slate grey · ΔE 7.7Gray · ΔE 10.7Dim grey · ΔE 12.6Dark grey · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.21, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B8B79
Analogous#79828B, #82798B
Triadic#8B7979, #798B79
Split complementary#8B8279, #828B79
Tetradic#8B7982, #8B8B79, #798B82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E6EA
Lighter +30%#CBCBD2
Lighter +20%#B0B0BA
Lighter +10%#9494A3
Darker −10%#616170
Darker −20%#494955
Darker −30%#323239
Darker −40%#1A1A1E
More saturated +25%#5A5AAA
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R121
G121
B139
Red121 (47.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)7.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 79 · B 8B

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